Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/11/22/nation/6766358 & sec=nation ________________________ Saturday November 22, 2003 Ministry: We can’t probe Zoo Negara PUTRAJAYA: The Science, Technology and Environment Ministry cannot monitor or investigate Zoo Negara over reports that some of the 540 animals kept there had died in 2001 and last year. Its deputy minister Datuk Zainal Dahalan said this was because Zoo Negara was run by a private organisation and thus, did not come under its purview. “It is run by the Malaysian Zoological Society. The Government only gives it a yearly grant of some RM8.5mil for its expenditure and upkeep. “Therefore, it is not up to us to comment on how the zoo is run. That was one of the reasons why there was a proposal to set up a new zoo near Wetlands (Paya Indah Wetlands in Selangor),” he said here yesterday. “We have already planned what kind of concept the new zoo will take. But the Cabinet has yet to decide on it. We’ll only announce it to the public later as details are still being discussed.” Zainal was asked to comment on a statement by Love Your Pets Society president Prof Datuk Hamdan Adnan that zoos should come under the supervision of an enforcing body to ensure animals kept there were protected. Hamdan had said the ministry must monitor private zoos after they had been given permits to cage and exhibit wild animals. On the Sumatran Rhinoceros breeding programme in Sungai Dusun, Zainal said it would be put on hold as the remaining animals in the programme had died. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2003 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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